Those are two completely different lists. One is “the promoter group” and the other is “everyone involved” which are in no way equivalent. It’s like the opening credits on a movie, vs the closing credits. One of the two is inherently going to be more detailed.
That’s true, but if Apple was heavily invested at the time, you’d think they’d show up in the “opening credits” :p
Apple has been a member of the USB-IF (the group that creates USB specs) since at least 2009. https://www.loopinsight.com/2009/07/24/palm-reports-apple-to-the-usb-implementers-forum/
what we believe is improper use of the Vendor ID number by another member,” said Palm spokeswoman Lynn Fox.
Really my point was just that Apple designed the lightning connector instead of working collaboratively toward a USBc-like standard
